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Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary shed light on suffering, Pope writes to Pontifical Biblical Commission (Dicastery for Communication)
Posted on 04/14/2026 01:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The Commission, an advisory body at the service of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, is devoting its plenary assembly this year to the theme of suffering and sickness in the Bible, as it did in 2023 and 2024. The 2025 assembly was cancelled because of Pope Francis’s death.
“In Christ, suffering and illness are no longer a cruel destiny before which we must bow without understanding,” Pope Leo wrote in his message, dated March 27 and released on April 13. “With Jesus, pain is transformed into love, into redemption, and into fraternal help. Let us, then, welcome Christ into our lives: He is the only physician who can heal the illnesses of the soul forever.”
The Pope added:
Let us contemplate in particular the Sorrowful Mother together with Jesus at the foot of the Cross: as Mother, she suffers on Calvary the sufferings of her Son and shares in them with a heart full of faith, offering her piercing sorrow for the good of all. In this way, her intercession acquires for us a unique value.
The example of the Mother invites every believer, not only to pray for their brothers and sisters, but also to imitate the humble offering of their own sufferings in union with the Sacrifice of Christ.
Pope emphasizes prayer, charity, unity in address to Algerian Catholics (CWN)
Posted on 04/14/2026 00:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Pope Leo XIV concluded the first day of his apostolic journey to four African nations with an address to Algerian Catholics in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, the capital of Algeria (video).
Apr. 14 Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter, Solemnity
Posted on 04/14/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)
Religious Liberty Commission Members Urge Continued Work as Threats ‘Are Not Disappearing’
Posted on 04/13/2026 23:23 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope Leo XIV Honors 2 Spanish Nuns Murdered in Algeria in 1994
Posted on 04/13/2026 23:12 PM (The Daily Register)
A Pause, a Peace, and a ‘Cup of Poison’: How Wars End in Iran
Posted on 04/13/2026 21:47 PM (The Daily Register)
State Department Provides Update On Visa Restrictions for Religious Freedom Violators
Posted on 04/13/2026 21:34 PM (The Daily Register)
‘60 Minutes’ Takes Stock of Catholic Church Under Leo With Top Cardinals
Posted on 04/13/2026 20:45 PM (The Daily Register)
President Trump’s Criticism of Pope Leo XIV Sparks Global Reaction
Posted on 04/13/2026 20:32 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope Leo XIV Recalls the ‘Living Seed’ of the Martyrs of Algeria
Posted on 04/13/2026 20:14 PM (The Daily Register)